Article holder



June 1 1926. 1,587,175

B. NOBLE ARTICLE HOLDER Filed Oct. 26, 1923 Suva W01,

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BENJAMIN NOBLE, 03E DETRQIT, MICHIGAN, .ASSIGNOR TO CAPITOL BRASS WORKS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A. CQRPORATION OF .MICHIGAN.

ARTICLE HOLDER.

Application filed Qctober 26, 1923. Serial No. 670,841.

This invention relates to a soap dish holder and has special reference to that class of dish or tray holders which are supported from faucets, bibbs and the like so that a piece of soap or any, other article in the dish or tray will. be convenientfior the user.

The primary object of my invention is to provide positive and reliable means, in a manner hereinafter set forth for support ing a dish or other receptacle from a faucet, without any danger of the dish or receptacle becoming loose, shifted or displaced because of the connection with the faucet.

Another object of this invention is to provide a receptacle support comprising a plurality of diverging receptacle engaging arms which are positively clamped in position, relative to a faucet, to ri idly support the receptacle, the clamping action being in contradistinction to screw arms which be come loose and eventually displaced.

A further object of this invention is to provide a spider support for an article wherein the inner ends of the spider arms are rigidly held so that the outer ends of said arms may be sprung to receive the article and clamp the same in position on the spider, yet permitting of the article being removed for cleaning purposes.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a simple, neat and attractive faucet attachment that may be easily and quick ly installed and used as a tray or support for various kinds of articles.

I attain the above objects by a mechanical construction that will be hereinafter described and claimed and reference will now be had to the drawing wherein- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the soap dish holder as installed on a combination hot and cold water faucet;

Fig. 2 is a plan of the soap dish holder showing the dish by dot and dash lines;

Fig. 3 is a plan of a portion of the holder showing an arm socket;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a portion of the holder partially in vertical section;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the arm socket showing arms clamped therein, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the arm socket.

In the drawing, the reference numeral 1 denotes a pedestal having a nut shaped base .2 provided. with a central screw threaded stem 3 adapted to be mounted in a socket 4 of a combination hot and cold water faucet 5.

The upper end of the pedestal 1 has a boss 6, an annular shoulder or flange 7, and an axial socket 8 with the walls thereof screwthreaded.

Detachably mounted on the annular shoulder 7 and surrounding the boss 6 is a cup shaped socket member 9 having a central opening 10 to receive the boss 6. The socket member 9 has an upstanding annular wall 11 provided with diverging slots or seats 12.

Detachably mounted in the socket member 9 are the curved opposed portions 13 of article holding arms 14 which are seated in the slots or seats 12 of the wall 11, said arms diverging with the outer ends thereof terminating in resilient article engaging extremities 15 which may be sprung to receive an article, for instance a dish or receptacle 16 adapted for holding soap.

Seated in the socket member '9, between the opposed curved portions 13 of the arms 14, is the cylindrical portion or sub head 17 of a screw 18 mounted in the socket 8, said screw having an outer fiat grooved head 19 seated on the wall 11 and closing the upper ends of the slots 12. These slots are of such a depth that the arms 14 may be clamped therein by the head 19 when the screw 18 is tightened and with the sub head 17 fitting between the curved'portions 13 of the arms '14, said arms will be firmly clamped in the socket member 9.

The flat head 19 of the screw 18 cooperates with the arms 14 in supporting the article and said arms may have a configuration, other than herein shown, for holding a drinking glass or any other article in proxunity to the faucet 5. The arms 14 constitute a spider or framelike structure in which an article may be firmly held, and since the arms 14 are positively clamped relative to the pedestal 1, there is no danger of said arms or the article becoming accidentally displaced. With the arms detachable others may be substituted therefor and since the arms are anchored relative to the socket member 11 there is no danger of said arms shifting to the extent of the receptacle being overbalanced.

The parts of the holder are proportioned so that the sub heads 17 ma clamp the socket member 9 on the shoal er 7 against accidental rotation, and with flush joints the finished holder has the appearance as being of one piece, safely mounted on the faucet 5.

One embodiment of my invention has been illustrated, but it is to be understood that the structural elements are susceptible to such changes as are permissible by the appended claim.

What I claim is An article holder comprising sets of ar- BENJAMIN NOBLE. 

